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January 21
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First Canadian Petroleum Exposition scheduled for July 11-16; organized by industry as a self-supporting, non-profit undertaking, the Expostion is expected to be the largest display of oil industry ever attempted in Canada
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February 28
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National Energy Board recommends rejection of Hydrocarbons Pipeline Ltd.'s application to build and operate liquified petroleum gas transmission facilities from southern Alberta to the Vancouver region
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March 1
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Western Canada's oil industry receives news of Ottawa's proposed Northern Mineral Development Loan plan; $3 million will be made available per year to pay 40% of approved exploration projects and repayments will be required only if minerals are found in commercial quantity
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March 21
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"Spudding in" of the initial test hole for the foundation of the 550-foot Husky Tower in the heart of downtown Calgary
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April 12
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Prudential Steel, a new Canadian firm, announces plans to build a pipe mill at Calgary for the 2-8 inch pipeline market
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April 18
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Alberta's provincial budget for 1966-67 fiscal year equals the 42-year total from 1905-47; oil industry is expected to contribute revenues of $248 million or 40.5% of total revenues
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May 18
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Pan American Petroleum Corporation and Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd. Stake the first three tests in the Canadian Atlantic
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July 12
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Over 230,000 visitors view first Petroleum Exposition
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August 25
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Indications suggest Zama north is shaping up as second Rainbow
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September 1
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Natural gas reserves in the Edson field are estimated at 2.4 trillion cubic feet by the Alberta Oil and Gas Conservation Board, making it the largest single gas reservoir presently on stream in Alberta
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October 18
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Frank Spragins, President of Syncrude Canada Ltd. Urges an immediate start on development of the Athabasca tar sands
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October 19
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Tetsudo Sharyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. Develops a new automobile muffler called a catalytic reactor, which prevents exhaust fumes from contaminating atmosphere; the device is later renamed the catalytic converter
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December 5
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British Columbia claims sole ownership of the entire Continental Shelf off the B.C. coast by extending boundary from 100 to 300 miles into the Pacific
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December 16
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Alberta and Southern Gas Co, and Alberta Natural Gas Company promise t restore the Prince Home for Calgary's Heritage Park as a centennial gift form the Alberta-California Gas Project
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December 30
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Canada posts first "Billion Dollar" oil-gas revenue year in 1966
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